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			ARMY AND NAVY
	YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
		    "WITH THE COLORS"

			Sunday
			  Nov. 10, 1918
Dear Helen:
	        Quite a time has
passed since I have written
you and while lying in bed
the morning I decided, using
the Army phrase, to "snap out
of it" and write you.
	Since I saw you
in Midd we have as you all
know, passed through one
Peace celebration. My but
the people of N.Y. and Newark
sure did cut loose.  Parades
and drunken soldiers and
sailors galore.  Now after
experiencing this celebration
I sure do want to be a-
round here when the
Real one comes off, though

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	Can bet it sure did
seem like old times.
Jocksie hasn't changed
a great deal. Has lost
some of his bashfulness
but still is good fun.
 	Surprise of surprises 
To-day also when indulging
Is that extreme good pleasure
-sleep twice the boy
awakened me telling me
that someone wanted me
on the phone.- A whole
lot happens when I've a-
sleep doesn't it teacher?
Well I called up the party
And who was it but Al
Logan. Graduated in `16
We were " Pea greeners" 
then so you probably don't
remember him. Will see
him tomorrow so am
anticipating a big time.
Just one year ago we
Were together at the
Kaiserhopf sounds bad doesn't it Helen?  In New York
After the [stevens?] game.

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from all indications it
looks as though I'll do
my bit of celebrating along
with the rest of the Boys
at Edgewood Arsenal, MD.
In fact orders have come
through transferring most
of the men back here. Oh
lawdy lawdy I hope they're
lst me in the shuffle &
doesn't  discover their error
Until after Peace is de-
clared and there I've going
to apply for my discharge
in order that I may com-
plete my education which
I'm sorry to state, has been
sadly neglected of late.
      Friday night I was
With Jocko Mead at
The ΔKE club and you
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I understand Keppler
closed his season at
Midd in a blaze of glory.
You can bet I'm glad of
it. I wish that I could
have been there with him.
It doesn't seem natural
for me not to see the
old pigskin staring me
in the face this year. Skating
season has begun in New
York and were I sure of
a stay of any length here
I'd send for mine and
spend most of my time &
money right on the old
ice. Just think teacher, all
last year skipped by &
we didn't enjoy a single
Skate together?  Don't let
this happen again.
Well you're saying pro-
bably that I've rushing the 
season so I'll close now.
Even if you won't take my
messages from ΔKE I know
You'll accept them from me
personally -always- Brainy

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               [envelope addressed to]

Miss Helen S, B Stilphen
       Middlebury College
          Middlebury 
	Vermont
30 Persons Hall